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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
440 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77   1208 PM  94    1915  80     -3       83       
  MINIMUM         62    539 AM  43    1887  60      2       61       
  AVERAGE         70                        70      0       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          2.04 1916   0.14  -0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.47                      2.08   1.39     2.79    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.65                      9.24   1.41     5.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.23                     17.42  -3.19    13.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE  553.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1    553.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1    553.0                      MM     MM         T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        10     24       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    568                       463    105      426       
  SINCE JUL 1   2471                      2469      2     2587       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        78    -33      103       
  SINCE MAR 1     88                       160    -72      193       
  SINCE JAN 1     92                       164    -72      203       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  59 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        46      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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